Newell´s Old Boys face tough task against Unión

Newell´s Old Boys and Unión go head-to-head at the Marcelo Alberto Bielsa (Coloso del Parque) this Monday in the Argentine League.

After facing Santos in Copa Sudamericana, Newell´s Old Boys turn their attention to the Argentine League where they challenge Unión. A look back at the history books shows that Gabriel Heinze's team and Gustavo Munúa's team have faced each other forty-two times, with Newell´s Old Boys holding the advantage: 17 victories, against 11 victories of Unión. Specifically in the Marcelo Alberto Bielsa (Coloso del Parque), Gabriel Heinze's team has the advantage in the duels against Gustavo Munúa's team: 10 wins in 22 games. Unión have 3 wins.

In the Argentine League, sixteen games were played between the two teams, with 8 wins for Newell´s Old Boys, 5 draws and 3 wins for Unión.

Considering the Primera División Argentina 2023, from Newell´s Old Boys's most influential players, Lucas Hoyos is the most used player in a total of 19 games (1710 min). Ramiro Sordo is the current best scorer with 3 goals. As for Unión, Imanol Machuca has entered the field 16 times, and Claudio Corvalán is the one with more minutes played (1416). Imanol Machuca has scored 2 goals, the most across Unión's squad.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Newell´s Old Boys winning 1x0. Gabriel Heinze's team will have to work hard if they want to overcome this major hurdle.